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Literary birthday greetings: Vin Scully

November 30, 2011 · 0 comments

A day late, but with all due respect to Scully, who turned 84 yesterday. Curt Smith, the go-to writer on the history of baseball broadcasting, published Pull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story in 2009.

Tagged as: baseball broadcasting, Curt Smith, Vin Scully

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* Congratulations to Jon Miller

February 1, 2010 · 0 comments

The legendary broadcaster was named recipient of the 2010 Ford C. Frick Award by the National baseball Hall of Fame. The Frick Award is voted upon annually and is named in memory of the sportswriter, radio broadcaster, National League president, and Baseball commissioner. From the official press release: Miller, who has spent parts of five [...]

Tagged as: baseball awards, baseball broadcasting, Baseball Hall of Fame, Ford Frick, Jon Miller

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* Let me be Curt

January 25, 2010 · 0 comments

Baseballisms.com ran this audio interview and profile of the prolific author Curt Smith, whose latest book, Pull Up A Chair: The Vin Scully Story, is a must-read for those fascinated by the veteran broadcaster.

Tagged as: baseball and radio, baseball and television, baseball broadcasting, Curt Smith, Vin Scully

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* Frick Award nominees finalized

January 4, 2010 · 2 comments

From the National Baseball Hall of Fame: 2010 Ford C. Frick Award Ballot Finalized Winner to be Announced Feb. 1 Ten of baseball’s most beloved and honored broadcasters were named today as the finalists for the 2010 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame [...]

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